Job Details

Job title: Life Underwriting Quality Specialist
Location: Remote
Direct Hire/ Full time

Overview
The Quality Assurance Specialist plays a critical role in maintaining the quality, consistency, and integrity of underwriting processes. This role offers an excellent opportunity to build foundational auditing and underwriting experience in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. The auditor partners closely with underwriting, operations, and internal audit leadership to assess risk, test controls, ensure process compliance, and support ongoing process improvements.
Core Responsibilities

• Conduct audits and quality checks on underwriting work to ensure accuracy, completeness, and adherence to established guidelines.
• Provide constructive feedback to underwriters and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Evaluate compliance with underwriting policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.

• Work closely with the Chief Underwriter to assess risks, test internal controls, and identify weaknesses or deficiencies for presentation to control owners and business partners.
• Perform and document process walkthroughs to understand the risk and control environment and identify improvement opportunities.
• Assist in the development of audit programs, risk assessments, work papers, and formal audit findings.
• Complete operational, financial, and technology audits in accordance with professional auditing and accounting standards.
• Assist with data governance reporting, including the preparation of periodic reports and key metrics.
• Support the Chief Underwriter with drafting audit reports and presenting findings to senior leadership, including the VP of Internal Audit.
• Participate and/or support department initiatives and project work, including:
  • Underwriting or audit process improvements
  • Cross-functional projects that impact underwriting quality, controls, or reporting

• Senior Underwriting risk assessment skills, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Underwriting audit, quality assurance, and reporting experience
• General knowledge of life systems, underwriting procedures, and insurance company operations required
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Interest in underwriting, auditing, risk management, or insurance operations
• Proficiency in data analysis tools or willingness to learn

• BS degree
• Minimum 5+ years of experience